What has been changed in the Aadhaar Amendment Bill?

Jan 08, 2019

On Wednesday, 02 January 2019, we got our first look at The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018. On Friday, 04 January 2019, this Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. We compared this Bill with the existing provisions under The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Justice K.S.

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SFLC.in at IGF 2018, Paris: Overview of Panel Disucssion by Mozilla on Privacy and the Luxury to Disconnect

Nov 28, 2018

The 13th Internet Governance Forum (“IGF”) was hosted by the Government of France at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris from 12 to 14 Novem

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Someone still asking for Aadhaar? Let us know!

Nov 27, 2018

Contrary to the Supreme Court’s judgment, some entities are still asking for Aadhaar

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Full text of the 1448-page Aadhaar Judgement

Sep 26, 2018

The Supreme Court has delivered its much awaited judgment in the Aadhaar case, wherein the majoirty view, comprised of -  Dipak Misra CJI., AK Sikri J., AM Khanwilkar, J. and Ashok Bhushan J. (though Bhushan J.

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Round Table Discussion on the Personal Data Protection Bill: 27th September (Thursday) at Cochin

Sep 23, 2018

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought comments on the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 by the 30th of September 2018.

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Round Table Discussion on the Personal Data Protection Bill: 26th September (Wednesday) at Mumbai

Sep 23, 2018

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought comments on the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 by the 30th of September 2018. We are holding a Round Table discussion on the draft Bill on 26 September 2018 (Wednesday) at the Taj Lands End, Bandra West, Mumbai from10.30am to 5.30pm.

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Round Table Discussion on the Personal Data Protection Bill: 25th September (Tuesday) at Bengaluru

Sep 23, 2018

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought comments on the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 by the 30th of September 2018. We are holding a Round Table discussion on the draft Bill on 25 September 2018 (Tuesday) at the Hyatt Centric Hotel, MG Road, Bengaluru from 10.30am to 4.30pm.

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Round Table Discussion on the Personal Data Protection Bill: 4th September (Tuesday) at the IIC, Delhi

Aug 27, 2018

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought comments on the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 by the 10th of September 2018. We are holding a Round Table discussion on the draft Bill on 04 September 2018 (Tuesday) at the India International Centre (Seminar Hall No. 1), New Delhi between 1:45-5:00 pm.

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Social Media Communications Hub: A Privacy Nightmare

Aug 08, 2018

On April 25, 2018 the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a bid document (“SMCH Bid Document”) stating its intent to establish a Social Media Communication Hub (“SMCH”) which would enable processes such as analyzing large volumes of data across diverse digital platforms in real time, comprehensive analytics along with monitoring and analyzin

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